1. Color. The color on this shirt is much different than the color of a Cabela's shirt. The Cabela's shirt is a sort of brownish pink compared to the Magnoli shirt. Mine is the color "stone," and I like it a lot. It's much better than the Cabela's, and looks good with the rest of the gear, it has a nice contrast, which you can see in photos of me at the QM on SATURDAY. Friday pics are me with a Cabela's shirt. Please NOTE that the color in the photo here was probably one of the best depictions of the color you'll see in my entire review. Magnoli's shots on the original thread are also very good.
2. Fit. This is 99% the reason I bought this shirt. The Cabela's shirt, coming only in off-the-rack sizes, tends to parachute out behind me, making me look akward in photos and the like. The sleeves were a little long and the collar was a little small. The Magnoli shirt however, being custom, fits wonderfully, according to how you want him to make it. Like he's said, he can make it fit looser, or tighter, whichever you prefer. I asked for mine "fitting." The collar is also a very nice size, and a tie can be worn comfortably with it, and without the collar scrunching up like they will if the collar is too small (my Cabela's does that).
3. Fabric. The Magnoli shirt is 100% Cotton Twill. The Cabela's is 65% Polyester and only 35% cotton. To me, this makes a huge difference in terms of comfort. If you own the Cabela's, you know that it's not exactly what you'd call soft, and during the first few days, might irritate/chafe your skin until after you wash it a few times, or wear something underneath. From the get-go, the Magnoli shirt was comfortable and didn't bother me at all. After putting it through the wash, (no size changes or noticable shrinkage, if any) there were no MAJOR changes in terms of softness, but it got less stiff and the collar didn't point out as much. Either way, very comfortable shirt. Does NOT feel like a costume.
4. Pleats. The pleats on the Magnoli shirt, though double stitched, run all the way up to the epaulettes and down to the bottom of the shirt, just like they should, and not like the Cabela's which are just on the pockets.They haven't wrinkled/puckered from being washed so far. It's in the washer right now, actually...
5. Pockets. These pockets are nice because they are proportional to the rest of the shirt. What I mean is, unlike the Cabela's shirt, whose pockets are quite large, these pockets are smaller according to how small your shirt is! The corners are squared off, and the flap is now less scalloped than before.
6. Pen pocket. Apparently similar to the Wested pockets and Cabela's pockets, and yet different than the MBA pocket, the pen pocket is hidden, with no stitching coming down the pocket outlining where the pen should be, and the pen can go through the pocket flap, allowing your pocket to remain closed.
7. Button color. The buttons on my shirt are supposedly not final, so pay little to no attention to these. Also, the thread that is used to attach them was not on purpose, Mangoli told me he didn't know why it showed up in this orangey color. I plan to change them when Magnoli finds some better ones and either sells me some or sends me some.
8. Button placement. Like some dress shirts, there are extra, small buttons near each cuff, which can be unbuttoned to make it easier to roll up one's sleeves. The size of this button is perfect for making this job an easy task, unlike some larger buttons which you have to fight with to un-do.
9. Epaulettes. The epaulettes, I think, are just a little better than the Cabelas' ones. Although the tip of the epaulettes are squared off instead of pointed, which is good, they are attached to the rest of the shirt in an odd manner, sort of coming out from underneath the stitching attatching the shirt body to the sleeve, and curving up to go up to the button. I don't think I can see that happening in the Cairo scenes (see this shot), but it doesn't bother me too much. The Cabela's shirt does do a similar thing, but appears to have an extra stitch holding down the epaulette so it doesn't pop up like this one does. 9 points anyway, for an otherwise great job.
10. Shirt tail. The shirt tail is cut in a round way, similar in shape to the tails of an average modern-day dress shirt, not pointy or funny, and has never come accidentally untucked on me. I've never tried the SoC look, but I imagine it should work fine.
11. Label. No itchy feeling from this label! It doesn't flap around and scratch your back, and it's not as monstrous and distracting (
) as the Cabela's shirt. 2 more pictures to demonstrate the fit. These were taken the day I recieved the shirt, and after ONE trip through the wash.
In conclusion, I really, really like this shirt; not just as an Indy shirt but as an every-day shirt. It's quickly becoming my favorite shirt, and in fact, I think I'll wear it to Thanksgiving dinner tonight.
In Christ,
Shane
Its great to see Magnoli stepping up to the plate to fix this. 
. I do kinda like the color, though.
!!!!!!!!!!!!! That looks just great! If I can make anyhow I will buy one of those! I especially like the fit of the sleeves! 
